FRICAS(1)

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💖 FRICAS(1) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the User Commands section of the manual, and buckle up because this one is iconic 💅

✨ NAME ✨

fricas, efricas — an advanced computer algebra system. yes. that's the whole name section. she's mysterious, she's powerful, she contains multitudes 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

fricas [options]
efricas

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

FriCAS is an advanced computer algebra system. periodt.

efricas starts FriCAS inside Emacs. cozy. protected. nestled in your editor like a little bug in a blanket 🧚

fricas starts FriCAS using the command line interface — just you and the terminal, main character energy.

fricas has the following options:

  • -nosman — use the plain command line interface, and honestly it disables the other options while it's at it (she's a diva like that). 💀 this option is mandatory when FriCAS takes input from a pipe.
  • -ht | -noht — whether to use HyperDoc.
  • -gr | -nogr — whether to use Graphics.
  • -clef | -noclef — whether to use Clef.
  • -iw | -noiw — start in the interpreter window.
  • -ihere | -noihere — start an interpreter buffer in the original window.
  • -nox — don't use X Windows.
  • -go | -nogo — whether to start the system.
  • -ws wsname — use the named workspace.
  • -list — list workspaces only.
  • -clefprog fname — use the named program for Clef (that's command line editing, iykyk).
  • -h — show usage.
  • -eval code — evaluate the specified code at start. little pre-game warmup ✨
  • -texmacs — set FriCAS up for communication in the TeXmacs protocol.
  • -emacs — set things up for the emacs frontend.

🔍 SEE ALSO 🔍

The full documentation for fricas is maintained as a set of HyperDoc</> pages. If fricas is started inside an X Windows environment, then by default a HyperDoc window will pop up on your screen, giving you access to the complete documentation. she just appears. no cap 🎀

💀 BUGS 💀

Piping data to FriCAS does not work without the -nosman option. not a vibe. not a slay. just a fact, bestie, so don't come for me when your pipe breaks 😭

FriCAS — April 2017 — and that's the whole page, mwah 💖 go forth and algebra, you gorgeous genius 🫶🌈

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